Financial Therapist, Mamapreneur, and Founder of The Art of Money

Money Practices

Dear Community, Lighting the candles. Singing songs. Deep rest and family time. This is the time of year for old traditions and deep meaning. Some we inherit from family — and might even be so old, we don’t even remember why we’re doing them. Others, we create ourselves (and these are some of my favorites). Sure, ideally, we’re always bringing deep meaning and intention to what we do. But there’s something special about this time of year, for many people,…

As joyful as the Holiday Season is supposed to be, it’s no secret that it wreaks some major havoc and stress on many people — especially when it comes to money. I’ve often heard people in my Art of Money community (and beyond) say things like: The mere thought of Holiday presents stresses me out. I hate having to buy all that stuff, but feel guilty when I don’t. I was doing so well with money stuff, and then the…

So there you are, trucking along with your new, un-shaming, conscious and compassionate money practice, when — bam! — you hit a big, nasty snag. (Or maybe it feels like a bog of muddy confusion, to you. Or an impossible riddle, which you have to solve before you can move forward — except you can’t solve it.) To hire a bookkeeper … or not to hire a bookkeeper? It might sound like a detail, but let me tell you: this…